Past Issues

Spring 2024

In this issue we discuss the past that did not happen, a vacation spot and an old lantern. All this and more in the Spring 2024 Maine Line!

Winter 2024

In this issue of the Maine Line we announce what might be the most significant historical addition to the Bangor and Aroostook's preservation. Enjoy that and a lot more!

Fall 2023

In this issue of the Maine Line we discuss Operation Lifesaver's introduction to Maine, the recent history of the property at 90 Diesel Shop Road and much more! Enjoy!

Fall 2022

In this issue of the Maine Line we present the first issue written nearly entirely by children. With articles ranging from date nails to boxcars and the details of one of the B&A's turntables moving to a new home for preservation! All this and more!

Winter 2022

This issue of the Maine Line takes us all the way from Indiana to Stockholm, Maine including a personal account from a B&A railroader about his first day! All this and more!

Fall 2021

This issue of the Maine Line takes us from Caribou, Maine to the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean along with gift ideas for the B&A fan and more in our series on the the Tri-color paint scheme. All this and more! 

Summer 2021

30 years after the 100th anniversary celebration of the B&A, we look back at the summer of 1991 and the 30 years since! All this and more!

Spring 2021

In this issue we have an eBay Mystery, the digging out of the Fort Fairfield branch and the first in our series of articles called Three Ring Color Circus. All this and more in this issue with the 'Tri-Cover'!

In this issue of the Maine Line we talk about the Last B&A steam locomotive (its not what you think!) and a military move through Maine and its relationship to the B&A. All this and more! 

Fall 2020

In this issue we bring you the story of the roadrunner catching a train and photos of Bangor and Aroostook locomotives as far away as British Columbia! All this and more!

Summer 2020

In this issue we hear about a clock that survived the B&A, the 40th anniversary of the 557 being named The American Railfan and more!

Spring 2020

This issue is all about the recent history of the Bangor and Aroostook, including Central Maine and Quebec's B&A heritage unit and the story behind this one of a kind paint scheme. All of this and more!

Winter 2020

In this issue of the Maine Line we discuss the Red White and Blue boxcars of the B&A and there many variations and how this iconic paint scheme survived the B&A's demise! We also discuss a B&A family and a friend of the railroad in Iowa! All this and more!

Fall 2019

Some of the most devoted fans of the B&A are those who model it. In this issue we take you from HO all the way to models you can ride on - from modelers in Maine - all the way to Finland in this issue all about modeling the B&A!

Summer 2019

This issue brings us the efforts of one man to bring a little more color into the world. Along with a behind the scenes trip to Derby Shops and photos of the B&A by a Canadian photographer. All this and more! 

Spring 2019

This issue of the Maine Line brings us the story of how two Bangor and Aroostook F3s came to wear Lackawanna railroad paint and reside at Steamtown in Scranton, PA. Told by the people that made it happen, this is a success story of historical railroad preservation!

In this issue of the Maine Line we are all about BL-2s! From one in Pennsylvania, to one in New York State this issue tells the story of BL-2s that survived the B&A's demise

Fall 2018

28 years after the last issue of the Maine Line produced by the railroad featured Oakfield on the cover, we return to Oakfield in this issue dedicated to the people behind the Oakfield Railroad Museum